Welcome back to "Rock Your Body," The State News' fitness and nutrition column. Each week, we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass on their wisdom to you. But before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'll be giving you advice. Jim Pivarnik: Jim is a professor of kinesiology and epidemiology.
Americans tend to stereotype the French as rude. In reality, we're probably just miffed that the French know how to swear much better than we do. During one of "Jet Lag's" early scenes, a couple in the midst of a breakup trades insults so vile and hateful that I can't even allude to them in print.
When Dave Chappelle takes the Breslin Center stage on Friday night, some of his fans might not recognize him. He probably will not be donning one of the various braided wigs he uses to mimic the recently deceased Rick James and an inept, yet occasionally thoughtful, Lil Jon.
Among classroom photos, dusty books and endless piles of paper, Lynette Overby sits and prepares plans for her 2-year-old arts program. One of the piles contains the theater professor's new list of selected MSU students.
Just when you think Hollywood has stuffed its terrible movie quota as far as it can go, surprise, it attempts to slip just one more past unassuming audiences. "The Cookout" is filmmakers' latest attempt to target black audiences by bombarding them with distasteful and offensive jokes about their demographic.
It's Saturday night, there's nothing good at the movie theater and, with five bucks in video store late fees, a rental is out of the question.
Everybody gets sick from time to time. A cough here or a sneeze there will send most people on a trip to the doctor's office.
Low-carbohydrate diets are everywhere. Pick up a bag of Doritos, your favorite brand of yogurt or even a can of pop and you're bound to run into it.
Naia Venturi wants to expose the world to her funky, alternate puppet-universe. The puppeteer is one of the many acts in the "Sound & Vision" exhibit at (SCENE) Metrospace, 303 Abbott Road, an experimental gallery located in downtown East Lansing.
Reese Witherspoon's agent deserves a round of applause. The actress, whether by her own choices or good advisement, has dodged the typecast bullet and managed to build a career by playing a variety of characters. She's a romantic comedy gold mine, yet no stranger to the dark side.
Delivering cutting-edge lines and convincing performances last Friday, the Lansing Civic Players welcomed their audience to the first performance of the season.
What does one say about The Shore? For starters, their tunes are aesthetically pleasing for an American stab at Brit rock, but in that same moment when you're realizing The Shore sounds pretty darn good, you can't help but ask, "Haven't I heard this before?" Chances are, you probably have.
Welcome to "Rock Your Body," The State News' fitness and nutrition column. Each week we hit up our local experts with some questions and pass on their wisdom to you. But, before we get to the goods, we thought we'd tell you a little bit about who'd giving you advice. Jim Pivarnik: Jim is a professor of kinesiology and epidemiology.
If a little psychedelic rock is needed to soothe those first week, back-to-school nerves, then head to Mac's Bar, 2700 E.
Emo band Jimmy Eat World will swing into the MSU Auditorium on Saturday for the second time in two years to rock the pants off their fans and help launch a global campaign to fight AIDS and poverty.
The biggest question raised in "Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid" is, will the monkey die?
Nelly has an energy drink these days. I don't know if you've heard. For the burgeoning player in need of a little pick-me-up, the St.
The rapper posse G-Unit is distinguished by ring leader 50 Cent, fire-starter Lloyd Banks and the once-jailed Tony Yayo.
Leo Tolstoy's classic "Anna Karenina," reminds readers of the Danielle Steel generation where the bar for a good romance novel really stands. The book topped The New York Times bestseller list this summer after it was endorsed by television star Oprah Winfery's Book Club.